PLE Policies Professional Development Education Course Policies

Introduction

Professional Learning Education Department (PLE)

The PLE department offers Professional Development Education (PDE) classes for credit that can be used for license renewal and/or salary advancement. These classes are not university credit classes. Courses are taught by CCSD teachers and align to Nevada Academic Content Standards, CCSD initiatives, and the NEPF.

Licensed personnel can provide proof of professional learning hours earned and documented in ELMS to the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) on OPAL using an ELMS transcript. NDE will review the transcript to determine which hours can be used for license renewal.

License renewal information is available on the Nevada Department of Education website. Questions regarding license renewal should be directed to NDE at 702-486-6458 or license@doe.nv.gov.

Enrollment

Non-CCSD participants will need to request an account for the ELMS system. Please allow one business day for account creation after the request for an ELMS account has been submitted. Participants will be notified via email when the account is ready for use. All ELMS system notifications are sent from the email address 0068elms@nv.ccsd.net. Please add this address to your contact list to avoid messages being routed to Spam.

Please note that all Non-CCSD accounts will be deactivated on an annual basis. To reactivate your account, please fill out the request form as needed.

Participants are able to self-cancel their enrollment in ELMS up to 48 hours prior to the listed start time. The “Cancelled” status is applied.

If a participant requests to be withdrawn after the the 48 hour deadline:

The “Cancelled” status in ELMS will be applied when a participant is withdrawn by the PLE office before coursework has begun and before the 5 day starting window has passed.
The “Failed” status will be applied for participants who need to withdraw for any reason once coursework (including the Getting Started Module) has been started.

Attendance

The attendance guidelines for PDE courses and workshops are:

A minimum of 15 hours of instruction is required for each Professional Development Education (PDE) credit earned.
A minimum of 3 hours of instruction is required for each Professional Development Education (PDE) workshop credit earned.
Participation in PDE classes and any online activities must be outside the contracted workday.
Participants must log in and begin working in an online class by the 5th day. Those who have not done so, or who are inactive and not visibly making progress or communicating with the instructor in the class for five or more days will be removed from the Canvas class. The status in ELMS will be set to “No Show”, and a refund will not be issued.
Best practice is to log in to the class on the start date and review the class requirements. Communicate with the instructor if you are unable to do so.
Participants must sign-in on the PDE roster for each face-to-face session to receive credit for the class. Failure to do so will result in loss of credit and a refund will not be available.
Participants must attend all sessions.
Those consistently arriving late (more than 15 minutes) or leaving early will be dropped from the class with an "Failed" status on ELMS.
Absences are not allowed. In emergency cases, contact the PLE Office. Instructors cannot approve or excuse absences.
All participants must be enrolled in the class before the start date.
Classes may not be audited. Participants must be enrolled in a class in order to participate.
Please respect participants’ ability to fully participate in the class by not using a cell phone during class time.
Children are not allowed in PDE classes.
Participants are expected to retain a copy of any paperwork submitted to the instructor (i.e. online log, assignments, etc.)
Partial credit is not available for incomplete classes. All classes must be completed in their entirety in order to receive any credit or CUs.
Participants can not attend two sessions simultaneously and earn PDE credit.

- Examples:

- - Attend a face-to-face session and an online session on the same date/time.
  - Attend two online sessions at the same date/time.

Tips for Online Success

Create a folder on your desktop or in Google Drive to keep all work for this course. This is optional, but it is always easier to resubmit work than recreate it.
Calendar all due dates on your Google calendar or Canvas calendar to ensure you do not miss the course deadline.
Review rubrics and assignment instructions before submitting work; ensure you have met all expectations.
Review all grades and grade comments.
Communicate with your instructor if you experience any difficulties or have questions.
Understand that technology can be temperamental. Be patient and ask for assistance if you have difficulty with the technology.

Code of Conduct

As a student, in a Professional Development Education course, you are part of the Clark County School District learning community. Please help us maintain a healthy learning environment by respecting the following ground rules for participating and posting in online discussions:

Be polite. Consider how you would interact in a face-to-face environment. Healthy debate is encouraged but maintain a civil tone. It’s OK to challenge ideas, but do not attack the person. Sarcasm, condescension, and profanity are not tolerated.
Be aware. Please be mindful and respectful of diversity. Be sensitive to different cultural backgrounds and treat controversial topics with care.
Post appropriate content. Please do not post inappropriate material or link to inappropriate sites. Be professional at all times!
Use informative titles. Encourage readership and comments by using informative titles. If you are asking a question, adding to the discussion, or posting related (but off-topic) information, communicate that in your title. There may be a separate discussion forum in your course for miscellaneous topics or questions.
Keep formatting simple. Don’t use all caps or unnecessary colors. Check for spelling and grammatical errors.
Stay on topic. Directly address the discussion question. Be thorough and expand on your ideas.
Be mindful of discussion due dates. A robust discussion requires everyone to participate promptly.
Make thoughtful responses. “I agree” does not add to the discussion, nor does it help the person who posted the original idea.
Be interesting and engaged!

These guidelines are here to remind us that a healthy, productive discussion is one in which all participants make an effort to contribute to the conversation.

Honor Code

My answers to homework, quizzes, discussions, and exams will be my work (except for assignments that explicitly permit collaboration).
I will not engage in any other activities that will dishonestly improve my results or dishonestly improve/hurt the results of others.
I will follow copyright laws and guidelines when referencing text, and using images or videos.
I will adhere to the CCSD AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)Links to an external site..

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Policy

Acceptable Use	Not Acceptable Use
Using software for spelling, grammar, and conventions review. Receiving suggestions for improving your writing (i.e. revise for tone or clarity).	Using words or ideas from another, from the Internet, or any source, without proper citation of the source(s). Synthesizing any required reading. Generating content for your assignment. Recording the professional learning session. Note: Recordings of Google Meets can be requested.

Grading Policies

For this and all pass/fail courses, all work must be submitted electronically to this Canvas course. All work must be completed satisfactorily for credit. You must submit all assignments and earn an 80% or better on EACH assignment to receive credit.

Some instructors will use the complete/incomplete grading system. All assignments must earn a completed status to earn credit for this course.

Keep track of your grades in Canvas by clicking the Grades link in the course navigation on the left side panel. Be sure to read all grade comments.

If an assignment submission does not meet the minimum 80% requirement, the instructor may assign a grade of 0 or 1 point. This is simply a placeholder to show that the assignment has been graded and the instructor is awaiting an updated submission. Once the submission meets the minimum 80% standards, the instructor will add the true score to the grade book.

Canvas Grades Support